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Old Jun 24, 2011 | 01:49 PM
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Wheww, hey ford family, my truck is shaking hard in the front particularly when I hit 55mph. This is what I have: 1988 f150 custom 5.0 V8 4x4 3speed auto tranny, with 38 super swamper tsl tires. Appreciate any advice, thanks.

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Old Jun 24, 2011 | 01:57 PM
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could be a lot of things w/ those meats. Looks like camber's off & I'll suggest checking for slop in the tie rod bushing.
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Old Jun 24, 2011 | 02:00 PM
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May I suggest a dual steering stabilizer? Lol
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Old Jun 24, 2011 | 02:42 PM
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Slop in the tie rod bushing. Will that make the car shake ! I made sure that the tie rods were tight, nothing slips in and out of the sleeve, had my co-worker turn the wheels while I watched.
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Old Jun 24, 2011 | 02:43 PM
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What is a dual steering stabilizer ? Lol
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Old Jun 24, 2011 | 02:47 PM
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Those. It helps alot whn you have a truck with oversize tires
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Old Jun 24, 2011 | 02:48 PM
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If camber is off that means I need an alignment, I do see grease around the tie rods, the bushings don't look like they seal, they have a fitting to grease them, so can I buy the outer tie rods, or do I have to buy sleeves as well, figure I have to do the tie rods before an alignment, and again would the tie rods, and ugly camber be causing all the shaking and vibration I feel at 55mph it almost feels like it's gonna shake apart when the speedo gets to 60mph
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Old Jun 27, 2011 | 10:43 AM
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I see the dual stabilizer, is that something u have to have fabricated to fit, or can it bolt on ?
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Old Jun 27, 2011 | 10:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Bigsincebirth9
I see the dual stabilizer, is that something u have to have fabricated to fit, or can it bolt on ?
they have kits that bolt right up to fords
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Old Jun 27, 2011 | 10:47 AM
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I ordered it directly from rough country whn I bought my lift. It was add on option. It was only like 90 bucks for the set up
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